Press Releases

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – For the fourth consecutive year, Novant Health was named a 2022 recipient of Diversity Impact Awards by the Association of Employee Resource Groups (ERG) & Councils. The Diversity Impact Awards — which were announced at a ceremony Sept. 23 – honor ERGs, diversity councils and other people who lead and support diversity and inclusion efforts within their organizations. Along with Novant Health’s recognized business resource groups (BRGs), the late Ophelia Garmon-Brown, MD, M.Div., a former Novant Health family physician, was honored with the Executive Sponsor of the Year Award for her inspiring work as the Novant Health Coexist BRG executive sponsor. 

WILMINGTON, N.C. – New Hanover Health Advantage, sponsored by Novant Health, is proud to offer three comprehensive plan options in 2023 for residents of New Hanover, Pender and Brunswick counties. The plan options include two Medicare Advantage and Prescription Drug plans, as well as a new Medicare Advantageonly plan, and all are designed to give residents extra benefits with the local providers they trust.

In partnership with the Novant Health Innovation Lab, Novant Health Wallace Cancer Institute in Salisbury is the only cancer facility in North Carolina to offer patients the option of using a Penumbra REAL®i-Series virtual reality headset while receiving infusion treatments or undergoing diagnostic imaging. This technology was funded by a generous donation from Salisbury resident Samantha Haspel and her husband Robert Ring to the Novant Health Rowan Medical Center Foundation. Their donation was made though monies gifted to them as wedding presents.

Cone Health and Novant Health have signed an agreement giving Novant Health an interest in HealthTeam Advantage (HTA) — the Medicare Advantage company started by Cone Health. Cone Health remains the majority shareholder.

Health system expands on its previously earned NCQA Health Equity Accreditation WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – Following participation in an eight-month long pilot evaluation program, Novant Health has earned accreditation in the first cohort of the National Committee for Quality Assurance’s (NCQA) Health Equity Accreditation Plus program. Novant Health is only one of two health systems in the country to leverage its time and resources to participate in the pilot and receive the NCQA Health Equity Accreditation Plus status.

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C., Sept. 21, 2022 – Novant Health announced today it is deploying innovative tools for leadership development and training with Moth+Flame, an award-winning virtual reality (VR) provider and technology studio.

WILMINGTON, N.C. – To support mothers around the clock, Novant Health has expanded lactation services by providing private, one-on-one video consultations between 7 p.m. and 7 a.m. daily to patients in the Wilmington region. The on-demand, virtual lactation consultations will connect parents who need overnight support with a lactation expert so patients can share concerns, ask questions and get advice with little to no wait.

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – Novant Health has received multiple American Heart Association Awards for demonstrating its continued commitment to quality and efficient care for cardiovascular patients, resulting in shorter recovery times and fewer hospital readmissions.

HUNTERSVILLE, N.C. – Novant Health Cancer Institute - Huntersville recently expanded its services to provide the latest in advanced radiation and medical oncology treatment for patients in an easily accessible outpatient location close to home. The multiphase expansion project at 10030 Gilead Parkway in Huntersville began earlier this year and includes new technology that will allow patients to receive top-of-the-line minimally invasive radiation treatment services, as well as a new and recently expanded medical oncology unit.

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – Novant Health today announced it is building on environmental sustainability initiatives already underway by setting more ambitious, science-based targets to create a more sustainable future for its patients, team members and communities.

Novant Health has been recognized by Forbes as one of America’s Best Employers By State for 2022, ranking No. 20 in North Carolina. Forbes partnered with market research company, Statista, to create the list, which is divided into 51 rankings — one for each of the 50 states, plus the District of Columbia — and was compiled by anonymously surveying 70,000 Americans employed at companies with at least 500 employees.

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – Since January 2020, Novant Health and Novant Health Foundation have invested $25.5 million in community impact and health equity initiatives across North Carolina, made possible by funding, clinical expertise and a range of strategic programs. Together, these initiatives are designed to improve the key drivers of health, including access to care, food, housing, transportation, technology and workforce training and development.